The Kansas Boxed Set

The Kansas Boxed Set
Cover art by Barron Storey
Box set by Kansas
Released	July 12, 1994
Recorded	1974–1979, 1994
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	1:58:18 (1994)
Label	Legacy/Epic
Producer	Various
Kansas chronology
Live at the Whisky (1992) The Kansas Boxed Set (1994) Freaks of Nature (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

The Kansas Boxed Set is the third compilation from the band Kansas. It was originally released in 1994, and was the band's first boxed set overview. It focuses solely on the original line-up of the band, from their first album in 1974 to Audio-Visions in 1980. It also includes a new track "Wheels". The release was supervised by all the original band members, unlike the first release of The Best of Kansas in 1984.

Track listing

All songs written by Kerry Livgren, except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Can I Tell You" (Rich Williams, Phil Ehart, Dave Hope, Steve Walsh) – 4:20 (1973 demo)
2. "Death of Mother Nature Suite" (live) – 9:00
3. "Journey from Mariabronn" (Livgren, Walsh) – 7:57
4. "Song for America" – 10:02
5. "The Devil Game" (Walsh, Hope) – 5:04
6. "Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman" (live) – 16:08
7. "Child of Innocence" – 4:33
8. "Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel" – 6:04
9. "Mysteries and Mayhem" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:20
10. "The Pinnacle" – 9:36

Disc two

1. "Carry On Wayward Son" – 5:22
2. "The Wall" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:47
3. "What's on My Mind" – 3:27
4. "Opus Insert" – 4:25
5. "Magnum Opus" (Livgren, Walsh, Williams, Hope, Ehart, Robby Steinhardt) – 8:25
6. "Point of Know Return" (Walsh, Ehart, Steinhardt) – 3:12
7. "Portrait (He Knew)" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:34
8. "Dust in the Wind" – 3:29
9. "Closet Chronicles" (Walsh, Livgren) – 6:31
10. "People of the South Wind" – 3:39
11. "On the Other Side" (live) – 6:43
12. "A Glimpse of Home" – 6:36
13. "Relentless" – 4:57
14. "Loner" (Walsh) – 2:30
15. "Hold On" – 3:53
16. "Wheels" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:32 (new track)

Personnel

Kansas

• Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals
• Kerry Livgren - guitars, keyboards
• Robby Steinhardt - violin, vocals
• Rich Williams - guitar
• Dave Hope - bass guitar
• Phil Ehart - drums
• David Ragsdale - violin on "Wheels"

Production

• Jeff Glixman, Vic Anesini - remastering
• "Wheels" produced by Ehart, Livgren and Walsh, mixed by Jeff Glixman

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Kansas - Box Set review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
2. Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Kansas". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 446. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.